Most buyers wait for winter expecting a deal, then pay almost full price anyway, move in the cold, and fight over fewer homes.

Here's what waiting actually costs you, broken down by your exact area and price range.

What's inside: Download the free Detroit Buyer's Timing Report, a full year of home sales across Oakland, Wayne, and Macomb counties, showing how fast homes really sell and how much sellers actually budge in every season.

See your suburb and your price point, plus the two times waiting genuinely works in your favor.